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TechRadar Quote of the Day: Elon Musk on Manufacturing Lines Being 'Thousands of Times Harder' Than Prototypes

TechRadar's quote of the day attributes to Elon Musk a line that manufacturing lines are far harder than prototypes.

The quote was featured in a TechRadar item by freelance contributor Keumars Afifi-Sabet. TechRadar describes Afifi-Sabet as a technology editor for Live Science and a freelance contributor for TechRadar, with more than five years' experience as a technology journalist. He previously served as features editor at ITPro, where he oversaw commissioning and publishing of long-form work in areas including AI, cyber security, cloud computing and digital transformation, according to TechRadar.

TechRadar says Afifi-Sabet is an NCTJ-qualified journalist who began his path into journalism at university. He studied biomedical sciences at Queen Mary, University of London, and worked in student media before writing for local and national publications as a freelancer, including The Independent, The Observer and Metro. His work was commended in the "Top Scoop" category at the 2017 NCTJ awards, according to TechRadar.

The byline also notes that he is registered as a foundational chartered manager with the Chartered Management Institute, having qualified as a Level 3 Team leader with distinction in 2023.

Editor's Summary

TechRadar's Sept. 10, 2026 quote of the day attributes to Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk the view that a manufacturing line is fundamentally thousands of times harder than the prototype. The item frames the quote as an insight into the challenge of moving from concept to finished product. It was published under the byline of freelance contributor Keumars Afifi-Sabet.